Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

FAMILY FOUNDATIONS TRUST LIMITED 

The Charity's main object is the promotion of the Christian Faith through Dalesdown & Children Worldwide. It runs Dalesdown Conference, Camping, Activity Centre used by children, young people and families. The main activities of Children Worldwide include camps work, training events and Spring Harvest.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£334£305£29n/an/an/an/an/a20
30/09/22£215£278£-64n/an/an/an/an/a20
30/09/21£231£227£4n/an/an/an/an/a20
30/09/20£160£255£-95n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/19£189£261£-73n/an/an/an/an/a25
30/09/18£213£248£-35£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£230£224£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£365£210£155£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£223£223£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£244£235£9£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£330£221£109£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£218£225£-7£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£282£230£52£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£312£244£68£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£327£249£78£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£292£250£42£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07£216£191£25£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06£156£137£18£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£171£134£37£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£116£118£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 42 years

www.dalesdown.org.uk

bursar@dalesdown.org.uk

01403710712

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Dalesdown Community Food programme
£9,880 11/06/2021
The funding will be used to expand the food programme provided to support families and individuals in the Horsham area. The project aims to support people experiencing food poverty through the ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Dalesdown / Family Foundations Trust Ltd
£4,999 17/03/2021
Family Foundation LTD provide a caring, non-judgemental support service for anyone in need of food, heating and /or equipment related to these due to Covid. Funding was provided to help approximately ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 66-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/03/1982, number: 284006
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/09/1981, number: 01587920
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from PETWORTH COMMUNITY CHURCH on 30/12/2021
  • Asset transfer in from THE WEALD COMMUNITY CHURCH on 10/08/2023
Main office

FAMILY FOUNDATIONS TRUST LTD
DALESDOWN
HONEYBRIDGE LANE
DIAL POST
HORSHAM
RH13 8NX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) OF FAMILY FOUNDATIONS TRUST LIMITED ARE TO PROMOTE BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AND IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT(2)TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES THROUGH THEIR EDUCATION AND LEARNING TO DEVELOP SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES AND TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF A SPIRITUAL AND ETHICAL LIFESTYLE, BASED ON THE TRUTHS OF MAINSTREAM CHRISTIAN TEACHING AND FOUNDATIONAL VALUES(3)TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES (A) PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL CAMPING, CONFERENCE AND ACTIVITY CENTRE FACILITIES (B) SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING CHRISTIAN FAMILY VALUES AND ADVANCING PARENTING SKILLS; (C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY AND(D) SUPPORTING AND TRAINING THOSE INVOLVED IN WORK AMONG CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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